#!/bin/bash
#/*! @function formatmessage
# @abstract formats a message in a dumb way
# @param $1 The last word of the message
# @param $2 The next-to-last word of the message
# @param $3+ The rest of the message
#*/
formatmessage()
{
LW=$1
NLW=$2
shift
shift
STRING=$@
echo "$STRING $NLW $LW"
}
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# short, it doth make thee laugh.
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